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Reconciliation was once primarily seen as a message of the church but is now used by secular leaders trying to establish peace in communities torn by conflict and war, the WCC president for Africa, the Rev. Mary Anne Plaatjies van Huffel, has said at a major Protestant gathering in Germany.

Am 15. März sprach der Generalsekretär des ÖRK, Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, im Genfer Zentrum auf einer Veranstaltung zum Thema „Islam und Christentum, die große Konvergenz: Gemeinsam für gleiche Bürgerrechte“.

At the United Nations Office at Geneva on 15 March, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit joined a panel speaking on the theme “Islam and Christianity, the Great Convergence: Working jointly towards equal citizenship rights.”

Le 15 mars, au Geneva Centre, le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du COE, a participé à une table ronde sur le thème: «L’Islam et le christianisme, la grande convergence: œuvrer ensemble pour l’égalité des droits à la citoyenneté».

Von Paris bis Pakistan, Orlando bis Myanmar, Irak bis Nigeria erleben wir jeden Tag Konflikte und Gewalt, die im Namen einer Religion begangen werden, oder die sich gegen bestimmte Personen aufgrund deren religiöser Identität richten.

From Paris to Pakistan, Orlando to Myanmar, Iraq to Nigeria, each day witnesses conflict and violence perpetrated in the name of religion or committed against persons because of their religious identity.

De Paris au Pakistan ou d’Orlando au Myanmar, en passant par l’Irak et le Nigeria, chaque jour apporte son lot de conflits et d’actes de violence commis au nom de la religion ou infligés à des personnes en raison de leur identité religieuse.

The WCC is working toward the revival of “Thursdays in Black”, a campaign against sexual and gender-based violence. The emphasis is pertinent to the theme of the WCC’s upcoming assembly: “God of life, lead us to justice and peace”.

A three-day WCC consultation has featured diverse perspectives from Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe on the politicization of religion and how this phenomenon contributes to discrimination and persecution of religious minorities around the world.